DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.7 - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 25 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 953 - - 1030 - - 156 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 922 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1842 - - 1919 - - 1045 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1454 - - 1457 - - 1124 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 125 - - 69 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 251 - - 259 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 661 - - 737 - - 107 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1181 - - 1182 - - 938 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 188 - - 92 - - -1361 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1654 - - 1827 - - 2406 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 930 - - 1560 - - 1970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.7 - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 72.0 - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 75.0 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 71.7 - - 71.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 25 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 953 - - 1030 - - 156 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98365 14 090 9 065 11 072 98365 91000 5 044 8 359 12 024 91000 85302 8 328 7 285 16 330 85302 80577 9 318 10 265 20 307 80577 76517 12 328 11 280 15 297 76517 72935 14 319 13 301 14 309 72935 69695 12 307 14 299 14 310 69695 66725 10 315 12 302 13 305 66725 63972 12 313 12 303 10 302 63972 61295 13 311 12 295 11 297 61295 58517 10 285 13 285 13 271 58517 55670 18 266 20 280 18 282 55670 52981 25 264 30 262 31 274 52981 50578 26 259 30 251 32 261 50578 48420 26 266 26 257 28 256 48420 46456 30 264 24 268 22 251 46456 44653 35 257 26 270 21 258 44653 42978 32 255 28 265 31 255 42978 41408 26 249 31 272 41 237 41408 39934 24 259 33 275 35 212 39934 38545 28 284 32 274 24 234 38545 37198 30 290 30 269 21 255 37198 35819 32 287 29 263 19 262 35819 34383 29 283 28 261 18 264 34383 32893 24 267 27 264 22 269 32893 31336 21 258 27 261 28 270 31336 29698 17 264 26 257 30 279 29698 27981 10 270 25 255 28 287 27981 26184 12 270 24 260 29 287 26184 24314 20 266 27 267 29 280 24314 22372 20 265 30 266 32 283 22372 20348 22 262 29 266 37 291 20348 18239 28 270 27 264 41 298 18239 16094 33 259 30 258 42 289 16094 14034 34 254 33 258 42 277 14034 12161 31 261 34 257 41 264 12161 10497 30 264 34 257 41 252 10497 9019 30 264 33 259 37 251 9019 7705 27 267 30 261 30 253 7705 6540 22 268 28 259 22 249 6540 5507 19 260 23 251 20 245 5507 4595 15 249 19 247 19 241 4595 3789 11 250 18 248 15 229 3789 3066 11 252 17 251 11 217 3066 2427 12 254 18*254 8 223 2427 1894 10*252 15*257 3 187 1894 1486 9*252 13 259 4 098 1486 1206 9 252 11 260 7*091 1206 1036 8 251 10 261 6*089 1036 938 6 251 7 262 4 090 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography